Mr. Ho De Leong

Chairman of the Waste Management Association of Malaysia 

Mr. Ho De Leong held various positions from Resident Engineer to General Manager in charge of various water supply projects after graduating from the UK in 1980.

After leading the Consortium to a successful tender for the National Privatisation of Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Services in 1995, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Solid Waste Management Environment Sdn Bhd (SWM), which was awarded the concession of the management of solid waste and public cleansing services in 27 local authorities in the Southern Region of Malaysia.

In 2019, he was appointed as the CEO of Solid Waste Management Environment. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of the Waste Management Association of Malaysia (WMAM) and has been actively involved in promoting proper waste management through WMAM.

On top of all, Mr. Ho is also the Board Member of ISWA since 2014, where he leads the Regional Development Network, currently named Regional Chapter, for Asia Pacific region.

In 2015, he led WMAM to a successful bid to host the ISWA World Congress in Kuala Lumpur in October 2018, which was a success.